MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena on Thursday praised Congress president Rahul Gandhi for being dignified while attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his speeches and said he could pose a challenge to the BJP in 2019.
The BJP should have welcomed Gandhi's declaration of his prime ministerial ambitions, the NDA ally said, adding that it was against democracy to make fun of Gandhi over his remark.

The BJP should have challenged him to defeat it in the 2019 general polls.
Gandhi had said two days ago that he was ready to occupy the prime minister's post if his party wins the most seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, making known his ambition for the top executive post.

Reacting to the comment, Modi wondered whether the country would ever accept such an "immature and naamdar (famous)" leader for the post.
Rebuking the BJP for criticising Gandhi's comments, the Sena said people would decide if the Congress president would become the prime minister in 2019 or face defeat.

"However, saying that he (Gandhi) is eager to become the prime minister or making fun of him is against democracy," it said in an editorial in the party mouthpiece 'Saamana'.

"If there is democracy left in the country, the BJP should have welcomed Gandhi's statement and challenged him to defeat it in 2019," the Sena said.
Lavishing praise on the 47-year-old Congress leader, the Sena said, "Rahul Gandhi today is not the same as he was in 2014. He has become a strong-minded person after bearing criticism. He can pose a challenge to the BJP in 2019 and the Gujarat Assembly polls have proved this."

According to the Uddhav Thackeray-led party, the BJP uses "derogatory" language against Gandhi but he has never stooped to those levels to attack Modi and has "respected" him as the prime minister.
Gandhi's opponents have to agree that he has maintained a "certain degree of political class", the Sena said.

Taking a jibe at Modi, it said, "The PM has started remembering his 'alliance dharma' now. We are happy to hear that."

Uddhav Thackrey got Shiv Sena elected last time on the blessings and respect of Balasaheb. After that he thought that he was the reason Shiv Sena won. He has no political acumen and is stupid. The proof is in how he dealt with BJP during Maharashtra state government formation.

Earlier, there used to be Gopinath Munde fom BJP who would be the mediator. Now he is no more. But Balasaheb was pragmatic. He understood that the majority gets a bigger share of what to do and how to do it.

This time, Shiv Sena thought they can go it alone and fell on their face. So instead of accepting the fact that the Modi wave was the reason, they kept on pinching BJP.

Uddhav Thackrey and his advisors like Sanjay Raut are absolute idiots who will make Shiv Sena irrelevant at the state level soon.

All this is just diversionary tactic. Ultimately SS isn't getting out of BJP's skirts. Remember the noises they made before the 2014 general elections ? Then ended up joining hands (and legs and what not).

Suresh Prabhu left SS to join BJP, and became the Railway Minister. Then when there were questions about his performance and demands for his ouster, it was SS that defended him.

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Uddhav Thackrey got Shiv Sena elected last time on the blessings and respect of Balasaheb. After that he thought that he was the reason Shiv Sena won. He has no political acumen and is stupid. The proof is in how he dealt with BJP during Maharashtra state government formation.

Earlier, there used to be Gopinath Munde fom BJP who would be the mediator. Now he is no more. But Balasaheb was pragmatic. He understood that the majority gets a bigger share of what to do and how to do it.

This time, Shiv Sena thought they can go it alone and fell on their face. So instead of accepting the fact that the Modi wave was the reason, they kept on pinching BJP.

Uddhav Thackrey and his advisors like Sanjay Raut are absolute idiots who will make Shiv Sena irrelevant at the state level soon.

Some prediction 12 years back by irrational pai

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Originally Posted by rationalthinker

Look, Balasaheb is just an 'artist'. His knowledge of a lot of things,esp. economics, is as dismal as,say, Arundhati Roy. Even he's aware of it at some level--That's why he calls himself 'Hindu hruday Samrat' and not 'Hindu Buddhi Samrat'
Obviously its a package deal (rooting for him). But, unlike most Hindus, he's gutsy, honest, and basically good natured (!); and so, Maharashtrians (even his detracters) have a soft corner for him.
Uddhav is intelligent, and the way he refused to be instigated in spite of all those grave provocations by 'everybody' esp. by R&R, and the manner in which he CAREFULLY CHOSE his candidates confirms for me that my iniyial guess that he's a 'Lambi Race Ka Ghoda'!
I think we're going to see some drastic changes in the 'policies' and style of functioning of the SS.

BTW, i was about to post that after 90s Shiv Sena has been a goon party with only a few decent names like Suresh Prabhu, Vidyadhar Gokhale, etc. and looked if i had posted this before and found this.

Bal Thackeray was loved for speaking openly without any regard to Political Correctness like in one Aap ki Adalat when Rajat Sarma asked him why he had fielded a criminal, pat was balasaheb's response 'Had i not fielded him, someone else would have and he would have won elections anyway. Get rid of democracy and these wont happen'.
When the then BJP chief MMJ attended Pakistan Day function, Balasaheb wrote that had he been in SS, he would have got kicked out.

While canvassing for a BJP candidate Anna Joshi in 1991, his speech caused BJP scurrying for cover. Coming to results Anna Joshi won. The speech

WE ARE PROUD OF NATHURAM ! - said Shivsena leader Balasaheb Thakre
addressing to a large crowd gathered for Anna Joshi's (BJP)
campaign debate.
He said "It's not just a wave of Hindutva but its a typhoon. In
last elections we have lost just by few thousand votes, but this
time it should not happen. This time the people of Poena must see
the saffron colored gulal used during the election celebrations.
(During the last elections after B. Vitthal Gadgil (Congress I) won
he used a green colored gulal during his celebration --- gulal is
a kind of colored powder)

One should understand what the Hindus want. We are not at war with
the others but they spoil the peace. When "Deepika" - who worked
as Seeta in Ramayan, acted in another serial "Tipu Sultan",
Muslims used the slogan "DEKHO HAMARA TIPU SULTAN, SEETA BAN GAI
MUSLMAN". Why the hindus should bear with such slogans? No one
should dare to abuse our idols. If Hindus have to stay like a
stray dog and anyone can throw the stone at them then why the hell
we fought for the independence.

Some people compare Nathuram and Ram. (Nathuram: the guy how shot
Mohandas Gandhi ( some people also call him Mahatma Gandhi ) dead).
Well, why Nathuram did so? Gandhi divided the country.. Moreover,
asked Nehru to give 55 crore rupees to Pakistan...
If he would have lived further, the country might have faced
another division - thought NATHURAM and saved the country. One
should not be ashamed of NATHURAM but should be proud of him.

Addressing the issue of the Ram Mandir he said "Congress (I) says
lets accept the 1947 state for all religious places. Then, we will
have to demolish the Somnath Mandir. We will do that and let the
mosque be build there, but, on one condition. The country was
undivided till 1947 - get the undivided Hindusthan back and we will
agree to '1947 state for all religious places'"

Shiv Sena is a chor party that has no relevance left even among Marathis now. Crabs like Raut and Uddao thokrey keep ranting at Modi because of him being a Gujarati. Nothing else. Watch Balasahebs interview with Rajeev Shukla in the 80s or 90s and you will see that Balasaheb took all the bravery of SS to his grave and left these hijdas to rant against Hindu hriday samrat Modi.

one thing is for certain - Uddhav can never be the PM. his only way of becoming a CM is to stick with a party that will bring him to the power. If he is not interested in power/kursi, then logically his interest should be the interest of people. If this is not the case, then whats the point of his political party - thats where we are at the mo - he is not going to get CM Kursi and his interest does not appear to be interest of the people he wants to represent..... pity...

most mumbaikar marathis of my class ( i mean the educated classes like doctors engineers MBAs lawyers etc ) have gone completely over to the BJP . shiv sena has some importance left among lower class marathis living in chawls etc . here too the marathi vote is divided between shiv sena and MNS .

So a trifurcation of the marathi vote in mumbai has occurred with the educated marathis voting for BJP and lower classes divided between the shiv sena and MNS . this trifurcation will ultimately be to the detriment of the marathi manoos in mumbai as the importance of marathis will become less .

when i talked to several marathis of my class ( i mean educated ones ) they say they will still vote for BJP inspite of it's gujju leadership . they are more worried about bhaiyya biharis than gujjus . they are afraid of the violence and unsafe atmosphere that UPiites and biharis can bring , especially unsafety for women . on the other hands gujjus don't worry them because gujju dominated areas become safer due to gujjus being a law abiding community .

most mumbaikar marathis of my class ( i mean the educated classes like doctors engineers MBAs lawyers etc ) have gone completely over to the BJP . shiv sena has some importance left among lower class marathis living in chawls etc . here too the marathi vote is divided between shiv sena and MNS .

So a trifurcation of the marathi vote in mumbai has occurred with the educated marathis voting for BJP and lower classes divided between the shiv sena and MNS . this trifurcation will ultimately be to the detriment of the marathi manoos in mumbai as the importance of marathis will become less .

when i talked to several marathis of my class ( i mean educated ones ) they say they will still vote for BJP inspite of it's gujju leadership . they are more worried about bhaiyya biharis than gujjus . they are afraid of the violence and unsafe atmosphere that UPiites and biharis can bring , especially unsafety for women . on the other hands gujjus don't worry them because gujju dominated areas become safer due to gujjus being a law abiding community .

Shiv Sena had also moved on during Balasaheb's time from Bashing Madrasis to bashing peacefuls. In 89, many sainiks were canvassing for Jayawantiben Mehta, who ended up defeating Gurudas Kamat.

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